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Kind Hearted Woman Blues

Robert Johnson
Tab
4.8(19)

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Song

KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES

As recorded by Robert Johnson

Transcribed by Paul Bell

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'

Q=100(8=s8)

A7 Ab7 G7

6/4 4/4

Gtr I

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

e|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7---7-7---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-0-0---0-0-0----|
B|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-6---6---6---|-----5-----------------|-------3----------|
G|-9-9-9---8-----7---------2-|-----------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2---0-----0---0--|
A|-0-------0---0---0---------|-0---------------------|-----2-----2---2--|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----0-----0---0--|

A7 A° A7 A°

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E

e|---0---------0-0---|-5-5-------------------|---0---------5-0-----0-|
B|---5-------------4-|-------------------4-5-|---5---------------4---|
G|-6---6---6-6---6---|-5---5---5-5---5-5-----|-6---------------------|
D|-5---5---5-5---5---|-4---4---4-4---4-4-----|-5---5---5-4---4-4---4-|
A|-0---0---0-0---0---|-0---0---0-0---0-0-----|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

A7 D7

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q

e|-0-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|-1-1-1-----1-1----|-1-1-1-----1-1----|
G|-6---6---6-6---6----|-2-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2-2---2-2----|
D|-5---5---5-5---5-5--|-0---0---0-0---0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|
A|-0---0---0-0---0-0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|-0---0---0-0---0--|
E|--------------------|-2---2---2-2---2--|-2---2---2-2---2--|

A7 Ab7 A E7

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

e|-9---9-9---8-8---8-8-----|-7-7-7-7---5-5-----|-----0---0-0-0----|
B|-8---8-8---7-7---7-7-----|-6-6-6-6---2-------|---3---3----------|
G|-9---------------------7-|---------2---------|------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|-0---0---0-0---0--|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0---0---0---|-2---2---2-2---2--|
E|-------------------------|-----------------0-|-0---0---0-0---0--|

D7

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

e|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-0-0---0-0-0----|
B|---1-1---1-1-----|-----5-----------------|-------3----------|
G|-------2-----0-2-|-----------------------|------------------|
D|-0---0---0-------|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2---0-----0---0--|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---------------------|-----2-----2---2--|
E|-2---2---2-------|-----------------------|-----0-----0---0--|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

T E. +T E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q

e|-8s9--(9)----------------|--------7-5-----5--------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
B|-7s8--(8)----------------|-8-10-8-6----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G|-8s9--(9)----------------|-9------7-5b6.5----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D|--------------7-7---7-7--|--------------------5----|-----------------------|
A|---0--(0)-0---0-0---0-0--|-0--------------0---0-0--|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|

|-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|--------7h8-7-5-----5----|---------------------|-------------------0-|
B|-8-10-8------------------|-1-1-1b2.5-----------|---1---1---1-------5-|
G|-9------7-----5b6.5------|-----------2-2-2-----|---------2---2-2-2-6-|
D|----------------------7--|---------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------0--|-0---0-------0---0---|-0---0---------------|
E|-------------------------|-2---2-------2---2-1-|-2---2---------------|

5/4

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------0-0-0-------|
B|---------------4---4-5-------|
G|---------------------6-------|
D|-5---5-5---5-4-----4---5-----|
A|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---2-|
E|---------------------------0-|

4/4

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------0---0-------------|----------------------|
B|---------3-----3-------------|---1-1-1b2.5----------|
G|---------------1-------------|-------------2-2-0-2--|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|----------------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-|-0---0-------0---0----|
E|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|-2---2-------2-----0--|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H

e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-----3----*|
B|-----5-----------------|-------2----*|
G|-----------------------|-------2----*|
D|-----5-----4-----3-----|-2-----2----*|
A|-0---------------------|----0--0----*|
E|-----------------------|------------*|

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| (n) Ghost note

| b Bend

| h Hammer-on

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